Flight compensation Aerolineas Argentinas:
Madrid — Buenos Aires

How to be compensated by Aerolineas Argentinas on the Madrid (MAD) - Buenos Aires (EZE) line

Have you experienced a major inconvenience during your trip between Madrid and Buenos Aires with Aerolineas Argentinas? A flight delayed by several hours, a last-minute cancellation, or overbooking can ruin your plans.

Fortunately, for this specific route with a distance of 10 085 km, EC Regulation 261/2004 requires Aerolineas Argentinas to pay you financial compensation.

Why are you entitled to 600 €?

The European Regulation EC 261/2004 is very strict regarding air passenger rights. The amount of fixed compensation does not depend on the price of your ticket, but only on the flight distance.

This flat-rate scale was designed to discourage airlines from changing their schedules without compelling reasons. Do not hesitate to assert this little-known but powerful regulation.

How to know if the flight Aerolineas Argentinas Madrid - Buenos Aires is eligible?

The 3-hour limit is calculated at the moment the aircraft doors open at Ministro Pistarini International Airport airport. If this is the case, and the flight cancellation is not due to extraordinary circumstances, Aerolineas Argentinas owes you 600 €.

An unexpected cancellation or a diverted flight from Madrid Barajas International Airport without an immediate satisfactory solution gives rise to this same indemnity of 600 €.

What are the conditions for Aerolineas Argentinas to compensate you?

• Delay at arrival: You arrived with more than 3 hours delay at Buenos Aires.
• Cancellation: The airline cancelled the flight less than 14 days before departure.
• Overbooking: You were denied boarding against your will at Madrid airport.
• Airline responsibility: The problem must be attributable to Aerolineas Argentinas (technical problem, sick crew, scheduling...).

The impact of a strike on your Aerolineas Argentinas compensation

When a social movement disrupts your itinerary to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, the company will often try to clear itself. However, a strike by its own staff is no longer, in the majority of cases, considered an exonerating circumstance.

On the other hand, if it is the air traffic controllers, the baggage handlers at Madrid Barajas International Airport airport, or the security staff who are on strike, it is indeed an extraordinary circumstance. In this precise scenario, the 600 € will not be due.

What are your rights at Madrid airport in case of prolonged wait?

The right to assistance is a crucial provision of the European text. Even before speaking of your 600 €, if the delay stretches at Madrid Barajas International Airport airport, Aerolineas Argentinas is required to distribute vouchers to eat and drink.

If your new flight is not scheduled until the next day, the company must also take care of your hotel night near Madrid Barajas International Airport and the transfer by taxi or bus between the airport and the place of accommodation.

Steps: how to get your 600 € from Aerolineas Argentinas?

The formal notice letter and the collection of evidence of delay at Ministro Pistarini International Airport airport (boarding pass, certificate) are mandatory steps to face the airline.

Partner LegalTech services have tools to check actual Aerolineas Argentinas flight logs and contradict false weather excuses.

How long does it take to get the 600 € compensation?

On the MAD-EZE line, delays can vary according to the reactivity of Aerolineas Argentinas's legal department.

If your file is particularly solid regarding the incident occurred on the Madrid - Buenos Aires section, some refund organizations even buy your debt. You then receive your compensation in less than 48 hours!

What to do faced with silence or refusal from the airline?

The use of complex legal jargon by Aerolineas Argentinas is often a maneuver to encourage the traveler to abandon their 600 €.

A claim organization will know exactly how to counter the airline's arguments, having access to certified meteorological histories and traffic reports from Madrid Barajas International Airport airport to prove their faults.